NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Call them the Cardiac Hogs for falling behind early yet again. The eighth-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks only care about the win.

Zach Hocker of Russellville kicked a 42-yard field goal with 6:53 left, and Arkansas rallied from 14 points down to beat Vanderbilt 31-28 Saturday — the Razorbacks’ fourth straight win.

“You can’t get frustrated winning,” said Arkansas receiver Jarius Wright, who had 10 catches for 135 yards. “You can get frustrated by not starting out like you expect your team to do. We know how good we are. We expect to start faster. We expect to play way better than we played. We did get the win. You can never be mad getting the win.”

This was the third time this season the Razorbacks have trailed by double digits. They didn’t trail by 18 as they did against Texas A&M or 17 last week before beating Mississippi. This time, Vanderbilt led 21-7 with 1:39 left in the first half.

The Commodores (4-4, 1-4 Southeastern Conference) also had the ball at the Arkansas 5 in the fourth quarter leading 28-20 when Zac Stacy fumbled, and Jerry Franklin picked it up and ran it 94 yards for a touchdown. Tyler Wilson found Wright in the end zone for the tying 2-point conversion with 13:25 left.

“That was huge,” Arkansas defensive coordinator Willy Robinson said of Franklin’s TD. “We had a lot of opportunities for a lot of turnovers, but that one was the biggest one. It was the one that swung the game for us.”

Vanderbilt missed a chance to force overtime when Carey Spear’s 27-yard field goal went wide right with 8 seconds left.

“We’re lucky they missed the kick,” Arkansas defensive end Jake Bequette said. “I felt like our chances were good in overtime, but I’m glad we didn’t have to do that.

First-year coach James Franklin said this isn’t the same old Vanderbilt.

“We’re going to find ways to finish games like this,” Franklin said.

That allowed Arkansas (7-1, 3-1) to escape with its best start under coach Bobby Petrino and the Razorbacks’ third 7-1 start since joining the SEC (1998 and 2006). The Razorbacks head home to start a three-game stand starting with No. 14 South Carolina.

“The thing I am happy about is we are going home 7-1,” Petrino said. “You know, it has been a tough go for our football team.”

Arkansas had two sacks and forced three turnovers, turning those into 10 points. Hocker finished with three field goals, and Wilson threw for 316 yards and a TD. Backup quarterback Brandon Mitchell also ran for a TD.

Wilson also set a school record for consecutive passes without an interception, a streak now at 176 and counting despite going against a Vanderbilt defense that came in leading the SEC and tied for first nationally with 15 interceptions. His streak continues only because Vandy cornerback Casey Hayward nearly picked off three of the six passes he broke up. Hayward dropped one he might have returned for a touchdown in the first half.

The Commodores also sacked Wilson three times and hit him enough they had him limping before halftime.

The Razorbacks had been averaging an SEC-best 462.1 yards total offense. The Commodores held Arkansas to 388 while racking up 462 themselves.

Jordan Rodgers threw for a touchdown and ran for two others with his big brother, Aaron, watching in the stands with the Green Bay Packers enjoying a bye week. The little brother nearly rallied Vandy for its biggest home win in years by driving them from the Commodores 10. Rodgers missed Brandon Barden in the end zone before having to throw the ball away on third down to set up Spear’s field goal attempt.

“I told Jordan that if it’s not there, don’t force it,” Franklin said. “That was the plan. We were very aggressive. I believe in our special teams.”

Bears quarterback Jay Cutler watched his alma mater from the sideline. Stacy also ran for a 62-yard TD and finished with 128 yards rushing with 51 yards receiving.

Wilson threw an 11-yard TD pass to Wright. He found Wright for a 30-yard completion on fourth-and-10 with the clock running down, then tossed a perfect pass to him in the end zone for an 11-yard TD on the next play to trim Vandy’s lead to 21-14 at halftime.

“If you learn anything from the World Series, it’s that you just hang in there and keep going,” Petrino said.

Vandy led 21-7 after Franklin went for it on fourth down in his own side of the 50 on each drive. The Commodores converted a fourth-and-inches in an 81-yard drive Rodgers finished off with a 19-yard TD run early in the second quarter. Facing fourth-and-1 at the Vandy 32, Franklin went for a fake punt, and tight end Fitz Lassing took the ball left for a 25-yard run.

Rodgers ran right on a bootleg for a 3-yard TD with 1:39 left to finish an 88-yard drive for the lead.

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No. 3 Oklahoma St. 59, Baylor 24

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Joseph Randle set career-highs by running for 152 yards and four touchdowns, Justin Blackmon matched his career best with 13 catches for 172 yards and two scores and No. 3 Oklahoma State beat Baylor 59-24 on Saturday.

The Cowboys (8-0, 5-0 Big 12) started a season with eight straight wins for only the second time in school history. The other time was in 1945, when they finished the season 9-0, won the Sugar Bowl and were ranked fifth in the final poll.

Robert Griffin III threw for 425 yards to end up 5 shy of his career best set last week. The Bears (4-3, 1-3) amassed 622 yards but most of them were empty.

No. 7 Oregon 43, Washington State 28

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Oregon stars LaMichael James and Darron Thomas returned from injury, but true freshman De’Anthony Thomas sparked the No. 7 Ducks with two second-half touchdowns in a 43-28 victory over Washington State on Saturday.

Darron Thomas, who missed a game because of a knee injury, returned to start against the Cougars but threw two interceptions in the first half and was replaced by backup Bryan Bennett in the second.

Washington State (3-5, 1-4 Pac-12) lost its fourth straight. The Cougars hung tough with Oregon for much of the game and trailed by only 15-10 at the half.

Lavasier Tuinei caught two touchdown passes for Oregon (7-1, 5-0), which has won 21 straight games at Autzen Stadium. The Ducks have also won 17 straight conference games.

Jones threw for a school-record 505 yards and five touchdowns, his All-American wide receiver caught 14 passes for 171 yards and a score, and the Sooners bounced back from a stunning defeat to beat the previously unbeaten Wildcats 58-17 Saturday.

Kenny Stills added four catches for 101 yards, Roy Finch finished with 73 yards rushing and another 69 through the air and the Sooners’ potent, fast-paced attack managed 690 yards of total offense against the league’s top-ranked defense.

Jones’ passing total shattered the previous record of 468 yards he shared with Sam Bradford, while Broyles moved into first place on the Big 12’s career list with 4,499 yards receiving.

No. 13 Nebraska 24, No. 9 Michigan St. 3

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Rex Burkhead scored three touchdowns and ran for 130 yards on 35 carries, and No. 13 Nebraska defeated ninth-ranked Michigan State 24-3 Saturday to take control of the Big Ten Legends Division.

Burkhead, who went over 100 yards for the fifth time in six games, scored at the end of 80- and 89-yard drives in the third quarter to put Nebraska up 24-3.

Taylor Martinez completed 6 of 7 passes for 80 yards in the third quarter after going 1 for 6 in the first half.

Michigan State (6-2, 3-1), coming off the incredible finish to its win over Wisconsin last week, managed just 187 yards against Nebraska’s improving defense.

Logan Thomas was 17 of 28 for 190 yards with two interceptions and a 2-yard touchdown pass to Eric Martin. Josh Oglesby added a 1-yard scoring run for the Coastal Division-leading Hokies (8-1, 4-1).

They entered as 15-point favorites, were sluggish and inefficient throughout, yet came up with enough plays to claim their fourth straight victory. Virginia Tech rolled up 433 yards yet gave up 326 to Duke.

Sean Renfree was 17 of 35 for 204 yards but was intercepted three times for the Blue Devils (3-5, 1-3). They couldn’t overcome four turnovers and lost their third straight overall and 44th in a row against nationally ranked teams.

Missouri 38, No. 16 Texas A&M 31, OT

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — James Franklin’s 11-yard touchdown pass to Marcus Lucas in overtime lifted the Missouri Tigers to a 38-31 win over No. 16 Texas A&M on Saturday.

Texas A&M got the ball after the score, but Ryan Tannehill’s pass on fourth down was deflected.

Missouri (4-4, 2-3 Big 12) got the ball when Jacquies Smith caused a fumble by Tannehill, which was recovered by Dominique Hamilton.

The Aggies led by 11 at halftime, but Missouri took a 31-28 lead on an 11-yard run by Henry Josey with about eight minutes left. Texas A&M (5-3, 3-2) tied it on a 35-yard field goal about four minutes later.

No. 17 Michigan 36, Purdue 14

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Fitzgerald Toussaint ran for a career-high 170 yards and tied a career high with two touchdowns, leading No. 17 Michigan to a 36-14 win over Purdue on Saturday.

The Wolverines (7-1, 3-1 Big Ten) gave up a TD on the opening drive of the game, then scored 36 straight points to bounce back from their first loss of the season, two weeks ago at Michigan State.

The Boilermakers (4-4, 2-2) haven’t won or lost consecutive games this year.

Toussaint had 155 yards rushing through three quarters, helping Michigan find a rusher to take some of the load from quarterback Denard Robinson.

No. 21 Penn State 10, Illinois 3

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Joe Paterno broke Eddie Robinson’s record for victories by a Division I coach with No. 409 in Penn State’s sloppy 10-7 win against Illinois on Saturday.

Illinois (6-3, 2-3) drove from its 17 to the Penn State 25, but Derek Dimke’s 42-yard field goal attempt bounced off the right upright as time expired.

Redd had a career-high 30 carries for 137 yards for Penn State, none bigger than his late run set up after Illinois corner Justin Green was whistled for pass interference after breaking up a fourth-down pass for Derek Moye in the end zone.

The Bulldogs, at the very least, kept pace with South Carolina in the Eastern Division.

It was Georgia’s fourth victory in the last 22 games against Florida and could be a big one for coach Mark Richt. He had been under pressure since losing his first two games this season.

The Bulldogs (6-2, 5-1 SEC) have won six straight.

The Gators have lost four in a row for the first time since 1988, a streak that certainly will taint coach Will Muschamp’s first season in Gainesville.

The latest loss came against Muschamp’s alma mater and eliminated Florida (4-4, 2-4) in the division race.

No. 23 Arizona State 48, Colorado 14

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Brock Osweiler threw for 307 yards and two touchdowns, Cameron Marshall added three scores on the ground and No. 23 Arizona State avoided a letdown with a 48-14 rout over Colorado on Saturday.

In control of the Pac-12 South, Arizona State couldn’t afford a slip-up against an injury-riddled, 31-point underdog.

The Sun Devils (6-2, 4-1 Pac-12) made sure there wasn’t one with a dominating performance, manhandling the Buffaloes on both sides of the ball while jumping out to a 21-point lead in the first quarter.

Marshall finished with 114 yards on 15 carries, Arizona State had 522 total yards and its defense forced five turnovers to stay ahead of UCLA in the division race.

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Geno Smith threw two second-half touchdowns and scored a go-ahead TD on a fourth-down, 1-yard run with 6:18 to play as No. 25 West Virginia rallied for a 41-31 victory on Saturday in a game played in a wet, snowy pre-Halloween storm.

Smith sandwiched touchdown passes of 19-yards to Stedman Bailey and 20-yards to Tavon Austin around his clutch, dive into the end zone in rallying the Mountaineers (6-2, 2-1 Big East) from a 10-point halftime deficit to their 17th straight win over Rutgers (5-3, 2-2).